Human Body Facts Part 2: 36 Amazing Facts about the Human Body

Most of the human body facts are hard to perceive, therefore searching for answers won’t stop. We need to better understand the fascinating way by which it works. The human body is an industrial complex consisting of factories where almost every part of that complex keeps going without rest. Hence, with no doubts, the human body is the most embellished and neat factory ever known!

Bizarre but Amazing Body Facts

Hydration

#1 Water is essential for the body to be capable of digesting and absorbing food.

#2 Drinking water after eating decreases acid in the mouth by 60%.

#3 Normal people can live without drinking water for about 3 days. Besides, some people can survive with no water for up to 8 days.

Muscles

#4 The muscles used to blink, are also for squinting and winking.

#5 There are 43 facial muscles but approximately 36 of these muscles control the facial expressions.

#6 Not all of the facial muscles are involved in smiling and frowning.

#7 There are 3 types of muscles in the body. Cardiac (only in the heart), smooth (as GIT), and skeletal (as Biceps and Abs).

#8 Blinking one eye requires the contraction of 3 muscles. The orbicularis oculi, the levator palpebrae, and the muller’s muscle (the superior tarsal muscle).

#9 The heart is the hardest working muscle in the human body.

#10 Gluteus maximus is the largest muscle. It is strong and large because it’s mandated to keep the trunk of the body in a straight posture.